diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index de49df86d08..8612768d293 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ builds:
     env:
       # This is the toolchain version we use for releases. To override, set the env var, e.g.:
       # GORELEASER_TOOLCHAIN="go1.22.8" TARGET='linux_amd64' goreleaser build --snapshot --clean --single-target
-      - GOTOOLCHAIN={{ envOrDefault "GORELEASER_TOOLCHAIN" "go1.25.1" }}
+      - GOTOOLCHAIN={{ envOrDefault "GORELEASER_TOOLCHAIN" "go1.25.2" }}
       - GO111MODULE=on
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
     goos:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 67bc1d3e0f6..966ec0e54df 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2
 
 go 1.24.0
 
-toolchain go1.24.7
+toolchain go1.24.8
 
 require (
 	github.com/antithesishq/antithesis-sdk-go v0.4.3-default-no-op